Samuel Horowitz, better known as Shemp Howard, was born on March 11, 1895, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Shemp came by his nickname via his mother’s Lithuanian accent, turning Sam into Shemp. Shemp was the older brother of two other of the Three Stooges, Moe and Curly.
Read More »Biography of Shemp HowardA collection of photographs of the Three Stooges – Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, and Curly Joe DeRita.
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Biography of Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975)Harry Moses Horwitz, better known as Moe Howard, was born on June 19, 1897. He was born in Bensonhurst, New York, a small Jewish community on the outskirts of Brooklyn. He was the fourth of five children. Although his parents were not involved in show business, Moe, his older brother Samuel (Shemp) and younger brother Jerome (Curly) all became world famous as part of the Three Stooges.
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The Three Stooges are a trio of the greatest slapstick movie clowns of the 20th century. Curiously, they are a trio composed of six people — the initial Three Stooges trio in the movies were Moe, Larry and Curly, later Moe, Larry and Shemp, followed by Moe, Larry and Joe, and finally Moe, Larry and Curly Joe. The Three Stooges became famous for their work in movies, primarily in short features that showcased their slapstick comedy, as well as in feature films in their later years.
G. I. Stooge is a collection of six military-themed Three Stooges short films:
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The Three Stooges: Stooges At Work gives five Three Stooges classics, all dealing with the Three Stooges and Curly in particular: “Booby Dupes“ (1945), “Crash Goes the Hash“ (1944), “Dutiful But Dumb“ (1941), “How High Is Up“ (1940) and “Three Missing Links“ (1938).
I rate it 5 clowns – highly recommended.
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Cops and Robbers is a nice collection of Three Stooges short films, with four starring Moe, Larry and Curly, and the other two featuring Shemp… Read More »Cops and Robbers